Led panel for fluids filtering elements, in particular air

Abstract

An LED panel for filtering elements for fluids, in particular air, comprising a supporting element having a main lying surface and supporting a plurality of LEDs. The LED the panel also comprises electrical connection means for the connection of the LEDs to an electricity supply source. The supporting element has a grid-shaped configuration having a plurality of through openings configured to allow the passage of a flow of the fluid through the main lying surface of the LED panel.

1 . An LED panel for filtering elements for fluids, in particular air, comprising a supporting element having a main lying surface and supporting a plurality of LEDs, and electrical connection means for connection of the LEDs to an electricity supply source,
 wherein the supporting element has a grid-shaped configuration having a plurality of through openings configured to allow the passage of a flow of the fluid through the main lying surface.   
     
     
         2 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting element has a substantially flat two-dimensional shape. 
     
     
         3 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting element has plate-like configuration equipped with through openings. 
     
     
         4 . The LED panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the supporting element has square or rectangular and is equipped with a two-dimensional series of through openings with a rectangular or square shape. 
     
     
         5 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting element is defined by a wafer or printed circuit shaped in such a way as to have the through openings. 
     
     
         6 . The LED panel according to  claim 5 , wherein the LEDs are directly integrated on the printed circuit. 
     
     
         7 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the electrical connection means comprise connectors integrated in the supporting element, in particular in the printed circuit. 
     
     
         8 . The LED panel according to  claim 7 , wherein the connectors comprise sliding electrical contacts. 
     
     
         9 . The LED panel according to  claim 7 , wherein the connectors comprise a first group of electrical contacts positioned on a side of the supporting element and a second group of electrical contacts located on the opposite side of the supporting element. 
     
     
         10 . The LED panel according to  claim 9 , wherein the first group of electrical contacts has male type electrical contacts and wherein the second group of electrical contacts has female type electrical contacts. 
     
     
         11 . The LED panel according to  claim 10 , wherein the male and female type electrical contacts are mutually compatible for allowing a modular coupling between identical LED panels, in particular connected to each other by stacking in a column. 
     
     
         12 . The LED panel according to  claim 10 , wherein the male type electrical contacts are defined by the metal wires defining at least one winding in such a way as to have a predetermined transversal flexibility and/or rigidity. 
     
     
         13 . The LED panel according to  claim 10 , wherein the female type electrical contacts comprise tubular elements at least partly made of metal material and in particular configured to house, in a sliding contact fashion, respective male type connectors. 
     
     
         14 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the electrical connection means are positioned on a peripheral portion, preferably against a lateral edge, of the supporting element. 
     
     
         15 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting element comprises means for anchoring the LED panel to a load-bearing structure. 
     
     
         16 . The LED panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting element also supports an adjustment module configured for adjusting the switching ON/OFF of the plurality of LEDs, and a power supply circuit powering the plurality of LEDs, and the adjustment module and powered by the electrical connection means. 
     
     
         17 . A filtering module, comprising:
 a load-bearing structure;   an LED panel according to  claim 1 , mounted on the load-bearing structure;   a filtering element, mounted on the load-bearing structure adjacent to the LED panel and acting in conjunction with the LED panel according to a photocatalytic operating principle; wherein the filtering module is mechanically and/or electrically connectable to adjacent modules, in particular identical filtering modules, by means of the electrical connection means.   
     
     
         18 . An air filtering device comprising:
 a base module which can be connected to a source of electrical power supply and comprising at least one fan for moving air;   at least one filtering module according to  claim 17 , which can be connected to the base module and which houses at least one air filtering element comprising a photocatalytic filter; an end module comprising electrical means for switching ON the air filtering device;   
       wherein the base module and/or filtering module have fluid dynamic connecting means defining a single conduit for passage of air for placing in fluid communication the fan and the filtering element; and 
       wherein the base module and the filtering module and the end module comprise respective mechanical connections configured to form a stable mechanical connection between the modules;
 the base module, filtering module and end module have respective electrical connections for transmitting an electrical power supply between the modules, the electrical connections and mechanical connections being configured in such a way that the mechanical coupling between the mechanical connections of the modules also automatically determines a simultaneous engagement between the electrical connections characterized in that the base module, at least one filtering module and the end module are stackable, defining an air filtering device delimited by a base module and by an end module between which is interposed the at least one filtering module and characterized in that the at least one filtering module comprises at least an LED panel.